Two arrested in Hong Kong cash grab after millions in banknotes spill from ...
Hong Kong – Two people were arrested Thursday evening after police said they snatched some of the nearly 15.23 million Hong Kong dollars that spilled from a money transport van onto a street on Christmas Eve. A 43-year-old man was arrested in Kowloon and a 36-year-old woman was taken into... read more »
Raghubar Das to be Jharkhand Chief Minister, Announcement by BJP Shortly
RANCHI: BJP leader Raghubar Das will be the the next chief minister of Jharkhand, the first non-tribal leader in the state to hold the post. A formal announcement will be made shortly at a meeting of the party’s newly-elected lawmakers in state capital Ranchi. The BJP and its ally, the All... read more »
Sony says online PlayStation disrupted
TOKYO: Sony’s online PlayStation store and Microsoft’s Xbox site suffered disruptions to users on Christmas Day in the latest possible cyber-attacks on the companies. The PlayStation Store Twitter feed said Friday that some users were having trouble logging into its network. It said... read more »
Tsunami anniversary: Rebuilding lives in Aceh
At first glance, Rina looks like any other 14-year-old Indonesian girl. Shy and cherubic, she’s yet to lose the child-like innocence that comes with the territory of teen-hood. We meet on a Sunday because she’s busy studying for exams. Her father Mustafa tells me Rina is one of the top... read more »
PM Narendra Modi expects fruitful cooperation from opposition; praises them for positive r...
Winter session of Parliament beginning today is all set to be a contentious affair with several Opposition parties deciding to oppose the insurance bill and corner the government on black... read more »
Senior Congress leader Murli Deora dead
Senior Congress leader and former Union minister Murli Deora, 77 passed away early morning on Monday after a prolonged illness. The veteran leader died at 3:25am. He is survived by his wife... read more »
Tips for keeping your heart healthy!
Irengbam Jenny A healthy heart is the way to healthy living, they say. Quite right! But with sedentary lifestyle, munching on junk food, alcohol consumption, smoking, erratic working hours... read more »
Kim Kardashian disappointed after India trip gets cancelled
American reality TV star Kim Kardashian, whose maiden trip toIndia was cancelled due to visa issues, says she will soon try to come back and meet her fans here. The 34-year-old... read more »
Hand dryers ‘worse for germ spread’
High-powered hand dryers may seem ultra-hygienic but spread more germs than paper towels, research has shown. Scientists at the University of Leeds found that airborne germ counts around jet air... read more »
